anticipations sur futurs FPR

English translation: advances on pension funds

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French term or phrase:anticipations sur futurs FPR
English translation:advances on pension funds
Entered by: Parrot

08:48 Nov 1, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
French term or phrase: anticipations sur futurs FPR
A list of the main functions of a software package on financial institutions:
"anticipations sur futurs FPR" Does "anticipations" mean "advances" in this case? does anyone know what FPR stands for. Thanks.
elizabeth
Yes! Advances to the account of pension funds
Explanation:
Larousse.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 17:25
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Thanks a lot for your help. Those abbreviations throw me every time. Most of them don't seem to be in the dictionary. Any idea on an abbreviation website/dictionary? Thanks again!
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Summary of answers provided
naguesstimates of pension funds
Yolanda Broad
naYes! Advances to the account of pension funds
Parrot
naadvances from pension fund
Judd Swezey


  

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15 mins
guesstimates of pension funds


Explanation:
"fonds de pension (FPR)" (see: www.linedata.com/bourse/pages/enbrefmet.html)

Generally, one would translate "anticipation" as "expectations," where finances are concerned, but this looks to me like Termium's suggestion of "guestimate" (or, preferable, "guesstimate") would work even better:

English:Trade and Finance (formerly XBF)
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Yolanda Broad
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2 hrs
Yes! Advances to the account of pension funds


Explanation:
Larousse.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 17:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your help. Those abbreviations throw me every time. Most of them don't seem to be in the dictionary. Any idea on an abbreviation website/dictionary? Thanks again!
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3 days 19 hrs
advances from pension fund


Explanation:
Watch out - it might be advances from and not advances to!

Judd Swezey
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